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Wildlife in Kent

1,012 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records in Kent on GBIF. Part of our UK wildlife map.

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Kent?
1,012 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Kent on GBIF: 612 insects & other invertebrates, 293 birds, 47 mammals, 47 sharks & fish, 7 amphibians, 6 reptiles. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Silverfish, Osprey, Red fox, House sparrow.
Which mammals live in Kent?
47 mammals, including Stoat, Red fox, Red deer, European rabbit, Red squirrel, Brown rat.
StoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernSilverfishSilverfishLepisma saccharinaOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernRed foxRed foxVulpes vulpesLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernCanada gooseCanada gooseBranta canadensisLeast concernCommon ravenCommon ravenCorvus coraxLeast concernOrtolan buntingOrtolan buntingEmberiza hortulanaLeast concernMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosLeast concernHummingbird hawk-mothHummingbird hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarumRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernRed deerRed deerCervus elaphusLeast concernCommon blackbirdCommon blackbirdTurdus merulaLeast concernEuropean robinEuropean robinErithacus rubeculaLeast concernIndian peafowlIndian peafowlPavo cristatusLeast concernAdderAdderVipera berusLeast concernGreat titGreat titParus majorLeast concernEuropean rabbitEuropean rabbitOryctolagus cuniculusEndangeredRed squirrelRed squirrelSciurus vulgarisLeast concernCommon starlingCommon starlingSturnus vulgarisLeast concernBrown ratBrown ratRattus norvegicusLeast concernEastern gray squirrelEastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensisLeast concernNorthern pikeNorthern pikeEsox luciusLeast concernRoe deerRoe deerCapreolus capreolusLeast concern

All 1,012 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 6

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

Whales & dolphins 1

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

Deer 5

Bats 12

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 10

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 15

Owls 6

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 47

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 70

Seabirds, divers & grebes 17

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 18

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 5

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 6

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 8

Songbirds & perching birds 91

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 2

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 3

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 4

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 1

Rays, skates & chimaeras 4

Bony fish 42

Butterflies & moths 187

Bees, wasps & ants 31

Beetles 132

Dragonflies & damselflies 29

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 166

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 35

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 26

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 4

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1

Area = GBIF’s interpretation of each record’s location (county boundary as used by GBIF). Records: GBIF.org, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only, no fossils or captive animals, accessed 23 October 2026.